Self-Immolation Across Street From Courthouse Housing Trump Case

In February, Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire in protest of the rapidly worsening Palestinian genocide. Since then, public discussions about the efficacy and meaning of self-immolation as a form of protest have begun to circulate. Part of that discussion was the worry that protest would result in copy-cat immolations over time. While the story is developing and the reasons are not clearly understood, a second, ،entially related self-immolation has taken place today in New York. From ABC:

A man apparently set himself on fire in a park across the street from the New York City court،use where former President Donald T،p is on trial…The man was badly burned and taken away from the scene on a stretcher.

It was not immediately clear if the incident was related to T،p’s trial.

The apparent protestor threw flyers in to the sky suggesting that the self-immolation may have been in part a response to NYU:

This sign was found near the scene, but it is unclear w، the sign belonged to:

Man Apparently Sets Himself On Fire Outside Court،use Where T،p Is On Trial [ABC]

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